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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
MONTAPOLY.
Fol. 31. Salt peeter, Iron, Steele, woh is brought downe from ye high land Over this place woh is called Montapolee.
[AUGUST, 1904.
Not in Yule. [But see his Marco Polo, Vol. II. p. 297. It is on the Madras Coast near Masulipatam.]
MONTHLY PAY.
Fol. 41. I have knowne Some persons .. Sallary, woh is Ordinarily 2 rupees every Moone.
keep above 300 [punes] in constant
Not in Yule. [A valuable reference to the old Indian custom of payment by the month, still obtaining for every kind of servant, from highest to lowest; official, commercial, and private.]
MOOLLAH.
Fol. 171. those taken aline were put to death every man Save One who Vpon his Examination was found to be a Mola: or Mahometan Priest.
Fol. 172. att woh one Mola or Other Vttereth 2 or 3 Sentences.
See Yule, s. v. Moollah.
MOOR.
Fol. 8. these mighty Kingdoms were in a Short Space wholy Subdued by y! Moors all of them now in generall wholy Submittinge to y? Mahometan yoke.
Fol. 29. y ffrench who in y? yeare 1672 tooke y? Citty St Thomae from y? Moor's forces.
Fol. 36. The ffrench had a factory in this place [Metchlipatam] not many years agoe, but Since these troubles of S'! Thomæ, A Citty 3 English miles Southward of ffort St Georg's (they beinge Ambitious of honour & Conquest in these Easterne parts of ye World) tooke that Citty from a Small handfull of Moors. . . . . . they tooke S'! Thoma wth much Ease, and kept it but 3 years and with much trouble and losse.
Fol. 37. The ffrench Chiefe Resident in Metchlipatam was killed by y Moors, what more of them there made their Escape by Sea.
Fol. 39. Most Eminent Men 'that inhabit Metchlipatam and Guddorah are Mahometans viz! Moors and Persians.
Fol. 41. The Governour of Metchlipatam is a Moore.
Fol. 44. The Moors have wth in a Very few years put many grievous Affronts, both Vpon y? English and Dutch,
Fol. 49. there are many Moors, beinge y? Retinue of y? Governour.
Fol. 56. Some ffortifications alsoe but all Vnder y? Goverment of y? Moors.
Fol. 59. Orixa... Subject to y? Great Mogoll for y? most part but not altogeather by reason of Severall Radjas who before (y? Mahometan Conquest of y? Hindoos) possessed this King. dome some of woh are not as yet Subdued and brought Vnder y Moorish Yoke.
Fol. 73. y Moors Governours haveinge Strict Orders to see them finished with all Speed and gunned and well manned.
Fol. 80. The Commadore mentioned y? treaty of Peace, att web y Moors Governour Seemed to be Struck w an admiration.
See Yule, s. v. Moor, an Indian Muhammadan. [See ante, Vol. XXX. p. 396 f.]
MOOREES.
Fol. 31. Very Considerable quantities of these followinge Commodities are here [Pettipolee] wrought and Sold to fforaign Merchants viz. . . . . Murrees.
See Yule, s. v. Piece-Goods, ed. 1903. [N. and E. p. 18, for 13th April 1680,- has "Moorees ordinary Moorees fine. ? a loin-cloth.]
